Chapter 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Related Literature

Foreign

According to Robson (2001), usability is a key requirement for users, says

Elisabeth Robson, Product manager for Online Computer Library Center. The
catalogue has become a way to pull together disparate resources, including
commercial resources and web links. management systems also allow circulation,
including check in/check out and enable libraries to purchase materials and track
where they are.

According to Chad (2009), consulting is at a major point of change in the

wider information economy within which library systems form part of a larger whole.
He was writing in a briefing paper about the study in library management systems.
This study examined the systems used in higher-education libraries across the UK and
came up with some significant observations and recommendations. It noted that the
LMS market in UK higher education is already mature and that four main vendors
(ExLibris, Innovative, SirsiDynix and Talis) have almost 90 per cent of the market.
This market maturity means, according to the study authors, that the benefits to
libraries of changing LMS provider are limited.

Library users expect to find everything together says Stephen Abram, vice
president for innovation at SirsiDynix, the leading provider of software solutions and
associated services for libraries.
 According to her traditionally, the library management system or integrated
library system (ILS) was responsible for running libraries efficiently and effectively.
Over the last few years, the role of the ILS has been expanding from meeting library
needs to delivering user experience.

Local

According to Eden (2011), views that most libraries are forced to work with
fewer staff because of the having a more improved and modernized system for their
library. According also to the study, the library administration need to emphasize to
their staff that the organization has a vested interest in providing them with the tools
and training they need to assist the organization in the new information marketplace.
These may include search engines, circulation systems, and the online public access
catalog.

According to Lopez (2002), University of the Philippines Mindanao when UP

in Mindanao accepted its first batch of students in 1996, the Main Library collection
was integrated with the core collection of the School of Management (SOM) Library
at the Stanfilco Bldg., Ladislawa Avenue, Buhangin, Davao City. The Filipiniana and
General References were housed together with the College of Arts and Sciences
(CAS) collection in Room 2 of the Philippine Coconut Authority. In the Second
Semester AY 1996-1997, the CAS Library moved to its main campus in Bago Oshiro.
Upon the recognition of UP in Mindanao by the Board of Regents (BOR) as a
constituent unit (CU) of the UP System, the CAS was split into two (2), namely:
College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) and the College of Science and
Mathematics (CSM). The Main Library transferred to the newly renovated building
where the main collection was set-up beside the books of the CHSS and the CSM.
 In July 2002, the library established the Library Educational Media and
Information Technology Office (LEMITO). The LEMITO handles the audio-visual
services, internet and the connectivity of the library. It currently holds office at the
Elias B. Lopez Hall Dormitory. Later, the Main Library collection which grew from
100 titles to 6,191 volumes at the end of May 2004, and was transferred to the
Administration Bldg today, the Main Library occupies the former UP in Mindanao
Cultural Center (UPMCC) building.

Related Studies

Foreign

According to Charuasia (2010), connotes the term library with use of

automatic data processing machines to perform routine library activities. It implies a
high degree of mechanization of various routine and repetitive tasks &operations and
processes are left to be performed by human beings. The study stresses library
automation as the application of computers and utilization of computer based
products and services in the performance of different operations and functions or in
the provision of various services and output products. In addition to computer
advancement, telecommunication and audio-visual technologies gives away to new
possibilities in information processing.

According to Back & Bailey (2010), explored the design space of mash-up
techniques for the faultless inclusion of information from Web services into websites.
They considered the cases where an Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) is either
the target of such addition or the basis of the information being included.
 They focused on client-side techniques in which each user’s browser contacts
Web services directly because this approach lends itself to the creation of HTML
widgets.

The widgets allow the integration and customization of Web services without
requiring programming. They also described in detail the functionality and use of
several widget libraries and Web services we built. Although the specific
requirements for (2010), explored the design space of mash-up techniques for the
faultless inclusion of information from Web services into websites. They considered
the cases where an Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) is either the target of such
addition or the basis of the information being included. They focused on client-side
techniques in which each user’s browser contacts Web services directly because this
approach lends itself to the creation of HTML widgets. The widgets allow the
integration and customization of Web services without requiring programming. They
also described in detail the functionality and use of several widget libraries and Web
services we built. Although the specific requirements for 13each system differ
because of their respective nature, all systems are designed to be deployable with
minimum effort and resource requirements. This low entry cost, combined with the
provision of a high-level, non-programming interface, constitute two vital
precondition for the broad adoption of techniques in libraries, which in turn has the
potential to vastly increase the reach and visibility of their electronic resources in the
wider community.

Local

According to Lou (1986), a survey on the computer application in 223

libraries in Metro Manila. The study revealed that they prioritize the three library
functions to be computerized as cataloging, indexing, and circulation.
 However, the plans for automation for the libraries cannot be implemented
due to financial incapability of the libraries, and the lack of funds from the
government.

Despite of this drawback, the libraries are not turning their backs unto the
automation of their libraries.

According to Agena (2008) made a study about the collection usage of the
students of the Jose Rizal University in a period of three years using the quantitative
and qualitative approach. The goal of the study is to assess the usefulness of the
faculty of students to their library and it been revealed that it is generally important
for them to go to the library for their academic needs.